Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-04

lus. He put his hand in his coat pocket
and produced paper stamped by al
| Indian Dostmark, addressed to Cyri
Brudenel. Here il is Here is the FrtcHc
Of lndia of this morning. Before you
open it must make n condition. There
are in the paper all kinds OF news-politi
| ---sOCial--deathS--- marriages--Sha
markets-thngs not thought worthy o.
he telegraph-which. must not be reat
before the day when. in the ordinary
course the paper would arrive. open tnls
paper SATISFY yourself that it is in the
paner of this very day, which will arrive
| in London this day four weeks; theu
| lock 1t up in some places accessible only
To yourself, and do not look at it aEair
until the day when all the world can see
it. DO you promise this ?"
81 would rather have its contents pub
lished to all the world"
Consider. There may be things III II
which it will be best to he learned at thell
proper time. To publish the paper may
cause the ruin Of merchants. Do you
promise ?"
81 promise"
"rhen open the paper"
Mr.. Brudenel tore open the cover, which
Herr Paulus tossed into the fire. lie
looked at the date. Saturday, March Goth,
1887. The date WAS printed on the front
and on every page. He folded it up
again with a deep sign.
"You have actually done this wonderful
thing" he said.
Lock up the paper in the safe. So.
That drawer will do. Lock the drawer
and put the key on your ring. No one has
access to the safe but yoruself, OF course.
You will get the paper out and read II
on the day when it is due by the mail, and
not before No one but yourself VIII
know until then of its existence. Remem-
Der, you are not to look at che paper or to
open the drawer until the time comes"
Mr.. Brudenel did as he was told.
And now sit down and let us talk"
1t was then eleven o'clock.
At half-past one Herr Paulus and Mr.
Brudenel came TO luncheon.
The ladies became instantly aware that
something had happened l mean, OF
course, something important Mr.. Bru
denel plainly showed that something had
happened to him. In that house they
were always expecting something out on
the common, and last nights events ha'
shown that they were on the eve of some
thing very great indeed. Therefore Lady
Augusta's heart beat faster when she
saw that her husband had things to com
muucate,
My dear" he whispered, just before
they sat down, 1.-The most wonderful, the
most stupendOus manifestations nave DC
CURED. | will tell you about them aiTel
luncheon"
"Were thev-were they-of the nature
of last nights appearance"
"No, no; quite different Herr PauluS
has done for me alone what the Occult
Philosophers have never been able to do
and have been translated In the spirit &c
Abyssinia. | have spent two hours-lI
seemed to me to be five and twenty-on /
| hill side with the sole living poSsessor OF
the Wisdom which Herr Paulus calls the
Ancient Way. Augusta, we shall ho
only be the happiest people in the worlC
but we shall also be the most powerful
and the most celebrated. BE very, very
kind to him, Augusta. We are on sole
| rock at last-at laSt-on solid rock ~
At luncheon Mr.. Brudenel could ca
nothing, being still under the in
| fiuence of the mornings mystery. Hl
cheek was flushed, bis, eyes were humid
the eager nervous look was changed fol
one of satisfied assurance; his voice wa
soft. Some great change had passed owe
| his spirits.
As for Herr Paulus he attacked the lun
cheon with the appetite of four an'
twenty, and as if there were no dinne
ahead. But the girls, Cicely and Hetty
waited for further information and Siby
looked suspicious.
Iu the afternoon Mr. Brudenel, worl
| out, perhaps, by the eXertlons OF the morn
ing, fell fast asleep in his study.
HI slept from two o'clock until half
past four, in the deep and comfortable
chair by the treside in which he wa
wont to read Ouida while they though
| he was pursuing Cabalistic or other re
| search At half-past four he awoke will
violent start, springlng to his feet.
Good heavens !" he said, was it onl.
a dream ?"
He rushed to his safe, unlocked it anc
opened the drawer, where he had laid tn
! paper-the Friend Of Indid of that noru
ing, brought all the way to England in al
honr or two by Herr Paulus's friends.
| He had laid the paper in the drawer
| He was certain he had, there could be N
doubt in his mind about it.
But the paper was gone There was no
trace of the paper left Stay, at his feet
was scrap OF the paper which hat
wrapped it. with a piece of his name
ELL, Esq.," and a corner of the lndiar
stamp. 1t was no dream, and then he re
membered his promise that he would no
open the drawer until the time came. H,
had broken the promise and lost the paper
| Good Heavens he had practically fooled
away the most stupendous of modern
miracles by curiosity unworthy of a schoo
girl The paper was gone. He had helC
| in his hands that very morning papel
brought all the way from India since day
| break. And 1t was gone What a miracle
What misfortune